Revitalizing Electoral Geography

Dr. Barney Warf is Professor of Geography at the University of Kansas. He has diverse interests in the broad domain of human geography, particularly political economy and social theory, and has published papers concerning elections, the U.S. electoral college, and voting technology. Dr. Jonathan Leib is Associate Professor of Geography at Old Dominion University. A political geographer by training, his research interests are in political and cultural geographic change in the American South. He has published papers and book chapters concerning issues of redistricting, voting rights, and elections in the American South.

• Part I Conceptual Foundations; Chapter 1 Introduction, Barney Warf, Jonathan Leib; Chapter 2 On the Shores of the “Moribund Backwater”?: Trends in Electoral Geography Research Since 1990, Jonathan Leib, Nicholas Quinton; Part II Electoral Geography Outside of the US; Chapter 3 Electoral Systems, Geography, and Political Behaviour: United Kingdom Examples, Ron Johnston, Charles Pattie; Chapter 4 Spatial Regression for Electoral Studies: The Case of the Italian Lega Nord, Michael Shin, John Agnew; Chapter 5 Elections and Cultural Political Economy: The Political Geography of the Bloque Nacionalista Galego in the Galicia Autonomous Community, Erinn P. Nicley; Chapter 6 Place, Identity, and Taiwan’s Presidential Elections, 1996–2008, Daniel McGowin; Chapter 7 The Power of Definition: The Puerto Rican Diaspora and the Island’s Status Referenda, Luis D. Sánchez-Ayala; Part III Electoral Geography in the US; Chapter 8 Class, Ethnicity, Religion and Place in the 2008 US Presidential Election, Barney Warf; Chapter 9 The Emerging Geography of How Americans Cast their Ballots, Toby Moore; Chapter 10 The 2008 US Presidential Primary Elections in Geographic Perspective, Fred M. Shelly, Heather Hollen; Chapter 11 Electoral Alignments and Place-Based Cleavages in Statewide Votes in Alabama, Nicholas Quinton, Gerald R. Webster; Chapter 12 Sexual Politics and the Sunshine State: Electoral Geographies of Florida’s Marriage Protection Amendment, Thomas Chapman;

A Yankee Book Peddler UK Core Title for 2011 'Revitalizing Electoral Geography is a highly welcome contribution to the geography literature with fourteen authors providing a needed update to the field. Particularly valuable are the rich diversity of topics and approaches, the balance between non-US and US subjects, and the embracing of rich theoretical diversity.' Richard Morrill, University of Washington, USA 'This collection of essays demonstrates the usefulness and insights of electoral geography studies that navigate between traditional spatial-analytic approaches and contemporary theorizations of space, place, and power. The volume serves as nothing less than a clarion call for a new generation of political geographers to take up the critically important challenge of helping us understand how elections reflect and shape geographical context - not just in the United States, but beyond.' Alexander B. Murphy, University of Oregon, USA 'Two well-respected editors have assembled some of the finest minds working in the field of spatial politics and electoral geography. Precise articles covering both the American and international election experience give practical examples of recent electoral behavior. Weaved through the entire book, from the introductory conceptual chapters to the specific examples, both theory and analytical techniques pushed forward the literature in the field.' Kenneth C. Martis, West Virginia University, USA 'Revitalizing Electoral Geography is a marvelous collection of essays that showcases the finest of contemporary electoral geographies. It demonstrates a remarkably wide range of theoretical, empirical, and methodological approaches to the field. It is certain to inspire new cohorts of students and scholars interested in the role of electoral studies in a vibrant, cutting-edge political geography.' Larry Knopp, University of Washington Tacoma, USA